青春不朽——读陈德楹长篇小说《南天风雨》

《南天风雨》不是一本纪实作品，正如每个知青都有自己的“自传”，《南天风雨》是陈德楹肚子里的故事。虚构是优秀作家努力争取的权利，虚构的能力是对作家才华的一个检验标志。谁的个体经历都难以涵盖一个社会走向、一次变革、一段命运撞击，甚至小到家庭矛盾。所有故事想说的，无非是种种可能性，可能性无限大，这就是作家的想象空间。

The Immortal Youth——Review of Novel Storms in the Southern Sky by Chen Ying

Storms in the Southern Sky is not a documentary work but a story only known to Chen Ying himself,just as every educated young people has his or her own autobiography.Fiction is the right an excellent writer seeks for,and the capacity of fiction is the hallmark of a talented writer.It is difficult for any single individual experience to cover the social trend,a historic change,an impact of the fate,and even small family conflicts;in addition,all the stories try to tell us nothing but various possibilities-th...